Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 760 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 760 for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2021.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 815 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 543, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 543 | — |
| 1991 | 550 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 560 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 571 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 584 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 597 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 611 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 625 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 815 | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 651 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 663 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 673 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 684 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 695 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 704 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 712 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 720 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 728 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 735 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 742 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 749 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 757 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 763 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 769 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 773 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 776 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 777 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 776 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 773 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 770 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 766 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 760 | -0.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 760 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 640, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 760 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 116.5, 6.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.4% | 625 | 815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 610.7 | 543 | 815 | 10 |
| 2000s | 705.6 | 663 | 742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 768.3 | 749 | 777 | 10 |
| 2020s | 763 | 760 | 766 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Papua New Guinea was 760 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 815 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 543 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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